Afterword
To new readers, it’s nice to meet you. To all others, it’s an honor to see you again. It’s me, Tsukikage. Thank you so much for reading my book.
I found the world in Monster Hunter: World so beautiful that it made me want to write a sort of adventure-fantasy story. A pretty silly whim, but that’s what led to me creating this work.
I want to write stories of real-deal heroes traveling through a beautiful world to find the treasures lying dormant within. But I also like relaxed, slice-of-life works, along with comedies. Little segments where friends have fun together are nice, too. And I do love a good comedy of errors.
That was when it occurred to me: who has the time to write all that? So hey, might as well mix ’em up!
For those who might’ve skipped to the Afterword, here’s a quick explanation of the book. This work is a heroic comedy set in a fantasy world. Krai Andrey, our protagonist, is a man whose dreams have been crushed.
After Krai and his five friends choose to be treasure hunters together, events along the way make him realize that he has no talent whatsoever. In the end, he chokes back his tears and gives up.
However, the world won’t abandon him that easily. All of his childhood friends had the necessary abilities and qualities to be heroes. They won’t let the protagonist go just like that.
In this work, our protagonist—made the party’s leader just because he didn’t have a role, dragged around on adventures, and rumored to be the strongest hunter—stars in a comedy of errors where he somehow meets everyone’s expectations while suppressing the urge to vomit.
Just reading this summary might make it seem like he goes through some awful struggles, but mainly, the people around him are the ones who suffer.
The protagonist is weak, but he has two special skills: escapism and prostrating himself. Have you ever seen a main character like this?
I was aiming to make this a work you could laugh at while you read. It’s an eccentric story about the weakest hunter. I would be overjoyed as an author if my readers laugh along the way.
Finally, I think I’d like to close this off with some thanks:
First, my illustrator, Chyko. My silly, whimsical decisions (like “long hair” and “normal chest”) bloomed into art more incredible than I had envisioned. Thank you so much, Chyko. I especially love Tino, Krai, and Liz, though of course I adore them all. I hope you’ll forgive all of my whimsical ideas to come.
To my editor, Kawaguchi, the GC Novels editorial department, and everyone else who helped with publication, you have been an immense help, as all I can do is write. It’s thanks to you all that my work can be released to the public as a real, complete book. Thank you very much, and I hope to continue working with you. I’ll do my best to keep up with deadlines!
And most of all, my deepest gratitude to those of you who have been reading this ever since the web novel began, yet still continue to support me by buying the book.
—Tsukikage, July 2018
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